Produced by David Widger

THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS M.A. F.R.S.

CLERK OF THE ACTS AND SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY

TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SHORTHAND MANUSCRIPT IN THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARY MAGDALENE COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE BY THE REV. MYNORS BRIGHT M.A. LATE FELLOW AND PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE

(Unabridged)

WITH LORD BRAYBROOKE'S NOTES

EDITED WITH ADDITIONS BY

HENRY B. WHEATLEY F.S.A.

                          DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS.
                           NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
                                  1663

November 1st (Lord's day). This morning my brother's man brought me a newblack baize waistecoate, faced with silke, which I put on from this day,laying by half-shirts for this winter. He brought me also my new gowne ofpurple shagg, trimmed with gold, very handsome; he also brought me as agift from my brother, a velvet hat, very fine to ride in, and the fashion,which pleases me very well, to which end, I believe, he sent it me, for heknows I had lately been angry with him. Up and to church with my wife,and at noon dined at home alone, a good calves head boiled and dumplings,an excellent dinner methought it was. Then to church again, whither SirW. Pen came, the first time he has been at church these several months, hehaving been sicke all the while. Home and to my office, where I taught mywife some part of subtraction, and then fell myself to set some papers ofmy last night's accounts in order, and so to supper home, and after supperanother bout at arithmetique with my wife, and then to my office again andmade an end of my papers, and so home to prayers, and then to read myvowes, and to bed.

2d. Up, and by coach to White Hall, and there in the long Matted GalleryI find Sir G. Carteret, Sir J. Minnes, and Sir W. Batten—and by and bycomes the King to walk there with three or four with him; and soon as hesaw us, says he, "Here is the Navy Office," and there walked twenty turnsthe length of the gallery, talking, methought, but ordinary talke. By andby came the Duke, and he walked, and at last they went into the Duke'slodgings. The King staid so long that we could not discourse with theDuke, and so we parted. I heard the Duke say that he was going to wear aperriwigg; and they say the King also will. I never till this dayobserved that the King is mighty gray. Thence, meeting with Creed, walkedwith him to Westminster Hall, and thence by coach took up Mrs. Hunt, andcarried her towards my house, and we light at the 'Change, and sent her tomy house, Creed and I to the Coffeehouse, and then to the 'Change, and sohome, and carried a barrel of oysters with us, and so to dinner, and aftera good dinner left Mrs. Hunt and my wife making marmalett of quinces, andCreed and I to the perriwigg makers, but it being dark concluded ofnothing, and so Creed went away, and I with Sir W. Pen, who spied me inthe street, in his coach home. There found them busy still, and I up tomy vyall. Anon, the comfiture being well done, my wife and I took Mrs.Hunt at almost 9 at night by coach and carried Mrs. Hunt home, and didgive her a box of sugar and a haunch of venison given me by my Lady theother day. We did not 'light, but saw her within doors, and straighthome, where after supper there happening some discourse where my wifethought she had taken Jane in a lie, she told me of it mightytriumphantly, but I, not seeing reason to conclude it a lie, was vexed,and my wife and I to very high words, wherein I up to my chamber,

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